風評被害

Chinese

to be murdered; to be assassinated; to be persecuted
trad. (風評被害) 風評 被害
simp. (风评被害) 风评 被害

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese (ふう)(ひょう)()(がい) (fūhyōhigai).

Pronunciation


Verb

風評被害

  1. (Internet slang, intransitive) to be damaged by rumors

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふう
Grade: 2
ひょう
Grade: 5

Grade: S
がい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うひょーひがい [fùúhyóóhíꜜgàì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝːço̞ːçiɡa̠i]

Noun

(ふう)(ひょう)()(がい) • (fūhyō higai) ふうひやうひがい (fuufyaufigai)?

  1. damage caused by rumors; specifically, reputational damage due to improper news report about an unrelated incident or resulting in economic loss; acquiring a negative image through no fault of one's own

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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